Emperor Xinyun, fighting on
From the outside, this dwelling appeared to be nothing special in size. But within, it held a world of its own.
The reason he hadn't led Emperor Xinyun straight to his trap was precisely because he had recognized the man's cautious nature.
If he had headed there from the very beginning, Emperor Xinyun would surely have grown suspicious.
Only by running in circles like this — making his opponent ever more convinced that
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"Hmph! Even if it can't save me, with your paltry abilities, you still can't kill me!"
"What arrogance!" Emperor Xinyun was displeased and continued to accelerate. All this time, he hadn't actually pushed his speed to its absolute limit — clearly, he had been watching and testing as well.
Seeing that
"Perhaps this brat really has no other options. He killed the Shura Emperor, killed Elder Ma and Dajiao — but that was all thanks to having overwhelming numbers on his side. Now he's sent all his lackeys away with his own generous act. Without a single ally to call on, how can he possibly contend with this Emperor?"
Emperor Xinyun consoled himself thus.
The target was drawing ever closer, and Emperor Xinyun's ambition swelled ever greater.
"Capture this brat, extract the formulas for the Pine-Crane Pill and the Emperor Transcendence Pill — then why would I, Emperor Xinyun, need to survive at the whim of Emperor Danji? Could it be that this Emperor cannot establish his own dominion in the future?" Though Emperor Xinyun was a die-hard loyalist of Emperor Danji, he was not entirely without ambition of his own.
Especially when that ambition seemed increasingly within reach, it became utterly impossible to contain.
"Enough! I'll take this brat down first!"
Emperor Xinyun suddenly surged forward again, a savage grin crossing his face. With a great sweep of his hand, a long silver chain materialized in his grasp.
At the tip of the chain sat a massive claw.
"Soul-Grabbing Chain — go!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Emperor Xinyun activated the Soul-Grabbing Chain, sending it hurtling toward
This Soul-Grabbing Chain was his most prized treasure. It could extend or retract at will, flexible and obedient. It snatched people from the void, appearing and vanishing like a ghost — there was hardly ever a miss.
This particular strike was blindingly fast, already lunging for
At that very moment,
"Hmph, you think you can still escape?" Emperor Xinyun shook his arm, and the chain let out a series of sharp, crackling sounds as its velocity climbed even higher — like a divine serpent bursting from the mountain, its momentum overwhelming.
Just at the moment when he thought victory was well within his grasp, a flash of light suddenly blazed before his eyes. The next instant, he realized that eight mysterious stone statues had appeared all around him.
These eight stone statues had him completely trapped at the center.
"What the hell are these things?" Emperor Xinyun was startled. He swept the Soul Hooking Chain toward the eight stone statues.
"Break!" The Soul Hooking Chain was supremely domineering, and with the force to sweep away a thousand armies, it surged toward the eight statues.
Clang, clang, clang!
The Soul Hooking Chain smashed viciously into the stone statues, erupting in blinding sparks. The sound of metal colliding boomed outward, forming wave after wave of terrifying shockwaves.
Yet despite that devastating sweep, it failed to move even a single one of the eight statues, let alone inflict any critical damage on them.
Such a powerful Soul Hooking Chain attack had left nothing more than a series of not-too-deep grooves on the eight stone statues.
What was more, the most exasperating thing was that these eight stone statues seemed to possess some kind of self-healing ability.
Just as the second wave of the Soul Hooking Chain's attack swept out in fury, the grooves on the eight stone statues visibly filled back up by a significant amount.
Crack!
The Soul Hooking Chain slammed into the eight statues once more. The force was just as overwhelming, and the damage was just as negligible.
"This damn thing — it's actually this tough?" This time, even Emperor Xinyun was beginning to lose his composure.
He had never imagined that his pursuit of
However, after calming himself briefly, Emperor Xinyun quickly noticed that the eight stone statues were actually aligned according to a certain formation array.
This formation array could defend against attacks from the outside while trapping people inside. It was absolutely a terrifying formation that served a dual purpose.
"That kid really does have all sorts of tricks!" Emperor Xinyun was mildly startled but not yet afraid. He had heard about the fair duel between Asura Emperor and